Good token commanders in MTG must have at least 1 of the following 3 characteristics: The ability to generate a large number of tokens at a proportionally low mana and opportunity cost Easily repeatable token generation Strong supporting effects for tokens that justify not being able to create tokens Good token commanders also can have the following traits in conjunction with the above: Fast, accessible payoffs for creating your tokens, such as giving them haste, boosting their power, or gaining effects when they die Potential for establishing infinite combos with your tokens Miscellaneous useful effects Many of the strongest token commanders have multiple traits from the lists above and contain access to green and/or white cards, as these colors have the most powerful support cards for token strategies, many of which were shown earlier
If that is the case, a Starter Deck obviously won't give you the full potential of said synergy, but you can at least get an idea of how the gameplay feels, or whether certain cards are the building blocks you thought they were
That said, the deck has 25 new-to-Magic cards to make up the difference, so all it takes is a few monetary hits from among those to give it a pass on value
In any case, there is actually information to be gleaned from the image
) With all that said, whether Extort returns as part of the Orzhov Syndicate's signature style in a future Ravnica revisit or gets reimagined in a family-friendly plane like New Capenna, one thing is clear: I'll be patiently lying in wait for another chance to quietly manipulate life totals from the shadows
After all, each lens gives us a different perspective on what makes these cards the best
